Two Dutch travel technology companies,Tiqets and Bidroom, have been awarded for tourism industry innovationat the Uzakrota Travel Summit, Istanbul, 13 December. Bidroom, an online hotel booking community for frequent travellers, picked up the award for Top Foreign Travel Startup of the Year 2019.
The HRS Group, the leading Global Hotel Solutions end to end technology provider in business travel, today announced the acquisition of startup conichi (legally "Hotel Beacons GmbH") and will integrate their technology into the HRS payment product platform. The Berlin startup, launched in 2014, had previously operated independently. HRS has now acquired all remaining conichi shares, and this transaction will make the brand and all conichi employees an integral part of the HRS Group.
With strengths in fintech, e-commerce and entertainment, its first wave of innovators included music streaming giants Soundcloud and Spotify and Candy Crush video game makers, King.
Guestline, the global leader in hotel cloud property management systems, distribution and digital marketing technologies, today announces a new deal which sees the rollout of the brand's award-winning Rezlynx PMS to TheKeyCollection.,
Berlin-based boutique apartment brand, STAYERY, announced today that it has selected apaleo, the world's most open property management systems (PMS), as the core heart of its technology stack for its ambitious expansion plans.
Shiji Group announces its first official ITB 2019 presence to announce its global technology strategy, products, and services to the hospitality industry.
Stay in a high-tech hotel today and you might see the day's headlines in your full-length mirror or have a personal trainer on-demand when you turn on the television.
Austrian Sacher Hotels, the home of the world-famous Original Sacher-Torte, has partnered with SiteMinder, the global hotel industry's leading guest acquisition platform, to invite guests from all over the world to experience a taste of Vienna.
Infor, a global leader in business cloud software for Enterprise and SMB companies, today announced that international hospitality group, PPHE Hotel Group, operator of the Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts, art'otel, Arena Hotels & Apartments and Arena Campsites brands, has selected Infor SunSystems. As part of an international expansion programme, the application is designed to help standardise reporting across each of the group's properties and management companies.
AccorHotels and Nextdoor join forces to offer you the perfect blend of coworking and hospitality. A bright and spacious environment perfect for working differently: that's what awaits you in the first Nextdoor in-hotel coworking space. To be discovered at the Mercure Paris Montmartre Sacré Cœur!
As the international EquipHotel Paris trade show gets underway, SiteMinder today announces it has partnered with one of France's leading property management system (PMS) providers, Groupe QuatuHoRe, to further cement its position as the global hotel industry's leading guest acquisition and connectivity platform. The partnership will provide the more than 2,000 properties and approximately 10,000 hotelier daily users of Groupe QuatuHoRe's VEGA PMS with access to SiteMinder's vast network of distribution channels, to maximise their visibility online and ability to win guests from around the world.
- Comprehensive competitive evaluation convinces Portuguese chain to extend its use of IDeaS RMS
The new head of France at SiteMinder, the global hotel industry's leading guest acquisition platform, is inviting hotels to help distribute tourism more evenly across the country by using technology to "sell their destination". Antoine Auburn, a Bordeaux-native and travel passionate, says a wider adoption of hotel marketing technology could be pivotal in avoiding overtourism from arising in popular hot spots and driving tourists to rural areas where they are needed most.
The City of Lausanne and EHL Group sign a convention for the development and rehabilitation of the Lausanne neighborhood of Chalet-à-Gobet, to create the first Innovation Hub dedicated to hospitality in Europe.Signed for an initial period of 50 years by Natacha Litzistorf, Municipal Councilor and Director of Lodging, Environment and Architecture of the City of Lausanne, André Witschi, Chairman of the Board of Governors of EHL Foundation, Michel Rochat, CEO, and Maxime Medina, Chief Asset Management Officer of EHL Group, the agreement will allow EHL to extend its academic ecosystem to construct a hub dedicated to research and innovation, and in support of entrepreneurship.
Global hospitality management software company Xn protel Systems today announced the appointment of David Hunter, formerly of Guestline, as Vice President of Sales for the UK.
Serenata CRM, the specialist for customer relationship management (CRM) and E-marketing, and Berlin-based MEININGER Hotels will be working together in future. Within the framework of this partnership, the MEININGER Group will be using the multiple award-winning Serenata CRM Suite for its B2C activities. For its B2B activities the rapidly expanding hotel group - which is also active in the hostel segment - will also be using Serenata's Business CRM, which can be integrated into the CRM Suite through an add-on application.
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and ETK networks solution GmbH showcase sma rt hospitality solutions at the Hotelkompetenzzentrum in Munich, Germany. Interactive hotel rooms allow visiting hoteliers to directly engage with Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and discover how they integrate to create a personalized hotel experience.
World Tourism Day 2018 was observed in Budapest, Hungary yesterday (27 September 2018) with the official celebration focusing on the digital transformation in tourism, a World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) priority. The event examined how investment in new technology provides the sector with opportunities for innovation.
At the eTravel World 2019, ITB Berlin will again be hosting a three-day seminar programme on the topic of digital trends in the travel industry. As in previous years, a certain number of sessions is open to candidates who can apply for them via the call for papers. Speakers have until 31 October 2018 to submit their ideas for fascinating topics. In the course of eTravel World, ITB Berlin is looking for case studies and examples of best practices relevant to digital marketing/eCommerce, sales, social media content, as well as innovative developments ranging from the digital transformation within SMEs to artificial intelligence and robotisation. Topicality and relevance will be among the main selection criteria.
Investment in innovation and smart management for tourism will form the major theme of the Ministerial Summit of this year's World Travel Market, to be held in London, UK (6 November 2018). The 2018 Summit, a joint initiative of World Travel Market and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), will debut a revamped format